PRESIDED (OVER) Synonyms: 54 Similar Words

presided (over)

verb

past tense of preside (over)

as in ruled

to exercise authority or power over from 1923 to 1948 Palestine was presided over by Great Britain under a mandate granted by the League of Nations

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to look after and make decisions about he presides over a vast communications empire

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MacInnes denied ever making such a complaint but Justice Elizabeth Raper of the Federal Court of Australia ruled Wednesday that none of Wilson’s posts were defamatory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Raper ruled that the meaning was not defamatory, finding that an assertion that someone had changed their story would not necessarily cause an ordinary reasonable person to think less of them.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 July 2026

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Defense attorney Marilyn Bednarski said Burke’s mother, Colleen Burke, managed most of the company’s financial decisions.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026
The Japanese international moved to Birmingham last summer for around €9 million, but managed just one goal in 28 appearances in the English Championship.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 21 July 2026

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The historic area was first governed by a special planning document adopted by Sacramento County 15 years before Elk Grove incorporated in 2000.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
By contrast, Congress appropriates much of the public-private institution’s funding and exercises oversight over the institution, which is governed by a board of regents.

— Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

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Strikingly, most child drownings (84%) occur when a child isn’t expected to be in the water — not during planned, supervised swim time.

— Karen Cohn, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
He was also sentenced to 10 years’ supervised release once freed from federal prison.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of supervised

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With a boat launch, any size motors are invited, but must be operated at a slow no-wake speed, according to the park website.

— Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Scourton’s injury, which took place after rain hit the field, will likely lead to a look into the way the Panthers operated prior to Scourton being carted off the field.

— Mike Kaye July 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 July 2026

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All the research Matthews' group had conducted, along with weather data from the time of the crash, was synthesized to develop a map of the most likely location and a search area of 10 square nautical miles.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Oil prices are rising after the United States conducted an 11th consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military targets and Houthi rebels in Yemen threatened to disrupt a crucial escape hatch for Saudi Arabia’s oil exports.

— Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

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While Kalshi isn’t legally considered a gambling platform, as the app is regulated like commodity trading, multiple states have filed lawsuits to enforce gaming laws.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 July 2026
The number of restaurants in the area is not regulated, and restaurants already are allowed to sell alcohol, according to the staff report.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of regulated

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Fourteen of Freedom Fuel’s 25 locations are controlled by companies linked to Shamikh and Syed Kazmi, eight of which are leased from the investment firm Blue Owl Capital, the Associated Press reported.

— Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Unlike conventional drone operations, where individual aircraft are controlled separately, swarms are designed to allow multiple unmanned systems to coordinate, share information, adapt to battlefield conditions, and carry out missions collectively.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

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